Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co. ProfileFounded in 1869 by Alexander Vaughan - and operated today by fourth and fifth generation family members - Vaughan & Bushnell is of the world's largest producers of high-end hammers and other hand tools such as pry bars, hatchets, saws, landscaping tools, hickory handles and construction tools.

eReplacementParts ProfileThis online retailer sells replacement parts for large and small home appliances plus workshop and yard and garden tools. (Or, put another way, it has parts for everything from Makita circular saws to Kitchenaid mixers.) Also on site: extensive DIY parts replacement diagrams, repair guides, and how to videos.

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation ProfileFounded in 1924, Milwaukee has been known for many decades for its heavy-duty, pro quality portable electric power tools - especially its Sawzall and its hard-to-kill drills. The company's website offers detailed info on its 500+ different tools - and includes owner's manuals as well as info on acquiring parts and service.

Costco ProfileHere's a not-so-secret tip if you're in the market for a bathroom vanity: Costco and Sam's Club, the two big-box discount chains, each offer dozens of choices of furniture-grade, freestanding bathroom vanities. Typically imported from China, these vanities almost always come a marble or granite top plus a built-in sink. Many units even ship with matching faucets and even mirrors. All for a single, big-box (as in, heavily discounted) price. These chains also are a good source of name-brand power tools, and they usually stock laminate flooring too.

Grizzly Industrial, Inc. ProfileThis well-known mail order retailer boasts that it has the widest product selection under one brand in the world. The company maintains more than a million square feet of warehouse space in three locations, and says it ships 99% of orders in a day or less.

Festool U.S.A. ProfileFestool is a manufacturer of high-end power tools for woodworkers, carpenter and serious do-it-yourselfers. Its products include such things as $500-plus plunge-cut circular saws or, if you please, $1,300-plus sliding compound miter saws. Nice stuff.

ConstructionComplete ProfileOnline retailer specializing in concrete, tile and masonry tools and supplies; diamond blades for many different trades; heaters for residential and commercial jobsites; commercial landscaping equipment such as chippers and chain saws; and jobsite safety equipment.